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Dead And Broken

Alkaline Trio

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Em
G
D××
C×
D#Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 2nd fret
              
 
 
 
Intro 
Em Em G D (x4) 
 
Verse 
   Em             G             D                                            
A deep dark secret down at the bottom 
          Em              G      D                                          
But this bay can't keep it unforgotten. 
        Em                               G                D            C    
And a story that was told has now grown taller than we'd ever wish to be 
                  Em                                                      
Beyond belief... 
                              G        D      Em                              
I'll grab the boat if you go grab the anchor, 
                             G           D        Em                         
The tarp and twine and the weights that sank her. 
                                    G                                       
They weren't enough look who showed up 
             D                C         D          C                          
A new light shed is shining through. Illuminating you as we lay 
 
 G             Em        C                                                   
Side by side, dead and broken 
     G                                Em               C                     
Our lives aren't the same since the night yours went stolen. 
  G                          Em               D                C             
Blood ran black beneath the moonlight. Your lover's blood ran cold, 
         D                D#                                                 
Cutting off the hands he used to hold. 
 
Instrumental 
Em Em G D (x2) 
 
Verse                                                                          
   Em             G             D                                            
A deep dark secret down at the bottom 
          Em              G      D                                          
But this bay can't keep it unforgotten. 
        Em                               G                D            C    
And a story that was told has now grown taller than we'd ever want to be 
D         C                                                                 
  Beyond belief...  
 
 G             Em        C                                                   
Side by side, dead and broken 
     G                                Em               C                     
Our lives aren't the same since the night yours went stolen. 
  G                          Em               D                C             
Blood ran black beneath the moonlight. Your lover's blood ran cold, 
         D                D#                  
Cutting off the hands we used to- 
 
Ending 
G           Em     C 
Ho-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-old  
G           Em     C 
Ho-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-old  
G           Em     D        C   D 
Ho-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-old 
    D#      G       
We used to hold 
          
 

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Chord set

Em · G · D · C · D#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.